Siemens, Twink supply high-voltage substation in Bekasi
Tuesday, January 24 2017 - 09:09 AM WIB
Siemens Indonesia said that it had supplied the Gas-Insulated Switchgear (GIS) of the high-voltage substation owned by the state power utility PT PLN in Tambun, Bekasi, West Java province.
The company announced in a press release on Tuesday that it was realized in cooperation with a local Engineering Procurement Construction Company (EPC), PT Twink Indonesia. The 500 kilovolts (kV) GIS awarded in October 2016 and the 150 kV GIS awarded in July 2016, which should be fully installed and ready for operation by 2018, will improve the supply energy to industrial area in West Java as well as the reliability of system.
Siemens said it is committed to maximizing the local content of this project by 70 percent through its medium- and low voltage and automation equipments, installation works, etc. One of today?s main challenges in power transmission is to bring high voltage levels right into the centers of urban areas. This requires switchgear that features a small footprint, the utmost reliability, and very low noise and electromagnetic emissions.
?Together with PT Twink Indonesia, Siemens? solutions will help to reduce loss and improve stability of the electrical power network,? said Andreas Alke, Head of Energy Management Division, PT Siemens Indonesia.
He further added that Siemens is expanding its high voltage portfolio and offering solutions to PLN to anticipate the increase capacity in generation system. In the future, Siemens will continue to support the 500 kV / 150 kV transmission solutions for the West and Central Java network and 275 kV in Sumatra network.
Gas-insulated high-voltage switchgears are part of the Siemens Division Energy Management?s product portfolio. It offers power supply companies and industry cost-efficient, reliable, and intelligent solutions for the transmission and distribution of electrical power. The portfolio ranges from products and systems for low-voltage and distribution networks and smart grid and energy automation solutions to high voltage transmission systems.
In the effort to support the ambitious 35,000 megawatt (MW) electricity program, the Government of Indonesia has planned to build over 700 transmissions along 46,500 kilometer and more than 1,300 substations with an average capacity of 100,000 megavolt amperes (MVA). Siemens had previously contributed to the 500 kV of Air-Insulated Substation Switchgear (AIS) in Rawalo, Central Java; 275 kV AIS in Padang Sidempuan, North Sumatra; 275 kV AIS in Wotu, South Sulawesi; the Ulubelu Geothermal in Lampung and many other similar projects for PLN.
Editing by Benget Besalicto ST.